Tall Wood Buildings: Design, Construction and Performance

by Michael Green, Jim Taggart, Michael Green

Tall wood buildings have been at the foreground of innovative building practice in urban contexts for a number of years. From London to Stockholm, from Vancouver to Melbourne timber buildings of up to 20 storeys have been built, are under construction or being considered. This dynamic trend was enabled by developments in the material itself, prefabrication and more flexibility in fire regulations. The low CO2 footprint of wood - often regionally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3035604754
• ISBN13: 9783035604757
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.1"